| 1970 Louisville Cardinals football | |
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MVC champion | |
Pasadena Bowl, T 24–24 vs. Long Beach State | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 8–3–1 (4–0 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Fairgrounds Stadium |
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| Louisville $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1970 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Under second-year head coach Lee Corso,[1] the Cardinals compiled an 8–3–1 record (4–0 in MVC), played Long Beach State to a tie in the Pasadena Bowl,[2][3] and outscored their opponents 252 to 208.[4]
The team's statistical leaders included John Madeya with 1,602 passing yards, Bill Gatti with 941 rushing yards, Cookie Brinkman with 599 receiving yards, and Larry Hart with 48 points scored.[5] Punter and kicker Scott Marcus was featured in an article in Sports Illustrated.[1]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 12 | atFlorida State* |
| L 7–9 | 27,389 | |||
| September 19 | atSouthern Illinois* |
| L 28–31 | 7,000 | [6] | ||
| September 26 | North Texas State |
| W 13–2 | 9,919 | [7] | ||
| October 3 | atDayton* |
| L 11–28 | ||||
| October 10 | Tulsa |
| W 14–8 | 9,543 | |||
| October 17 | atMarshall* |
| W 16–14 | ||||
| October 31 | Kent State* |
| W 14–13 | ||||
| November 7 | Memphis State |
| W 40–27 | ||||
| November 14 | atCincinnati* |
| W 28–14 | ||||
| November 21 | Drake* |
| W 23–14 | ||||
| November 28 | atWichita State |
| W 34–24 | 10,356 | [8] | ||
| December 19 | vs. Long Beach State* |
| T 24–24 | 20,472 | [3] | ||
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